The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1887-03-13

From Italian papers and private correspond
ence 1t appears that the earthquake in Italy
extended through the whole territory of Pied
mont, the formerly called kingdom of Sardinia,
bound on the west by France, OH the east by
Lombardy. on the north by Switzerland, on the
south by the Gulf of Geneva. But the centre of
its greatest intensity was along the Gulf Of Ge-
nova from Nice to Savona, including many
thriving towns and villages, the very garden
spot of Italy Within two hours and a half,
viz; from $40 to s:55 A. NJ, three distinct
shocks occurred The first and most terrible
was unduhtory, the second and third subsul-
tory and vortiginous The shocks were felt In
Milan, Venice, aud the south of the peninsula,
but aside from broken chimncys, falling of plns-
ter, ringing of bells, etc, and good fright, no
damage occurred In those localities. But In the
district called Porto Maurizio, right next to the
boundary of France, twenty miles from Nice,
miles on the coast and occupied by Monaco,
Ventimglia, st. Reno, Porto Maurizio proper,
Oneglia, Diano Marina, Alasso etc. and at Sa-
| vonn, tho shocks were 50 terrible that hun
drcds OF houses fell before the people could es-
cape aud hundreds were killed and Others
buried In the debris. At Diano Marina. Oncg-
la, aud Noli, where even railroad stations and
churches fell, the loss Of life was greatest and
most appalling.
In their fright the people. though In the
midst of cold winter, and with only such
clothing as in their haste they could carry, flew
| to the woods All communications by telegraph
and railroads being interrupted, 1t was some days
before the country realized the fearful disaster
and the people Of ncighboring districts and de
tachments from the army could reach them
with food and raiment and extrcatc hundreds
who still alive, laid buried among the dead
under the debris Of their own homes II is ap.
proximately calculated that 800 persisted, and
10000 were left without home or shelter. In
| Oneglia alone 400 people were killed, and IN
Dano Marina $50 dead bodies were found killed
under the ruins Of church. OF one family Of
twenty-six people only one man escaped with
his life, and he went insane.
This earthquake is the most lieart-rending
event since the earthquake at lsehia few
years ago. The Riviera, this heavenly spot, with
all Its thriving towns and villages, was all OF
n sudden, us II by magic, converted into Gem
etery. The distress md the poverty Is indie
scrbabe; II Is such that the efforts even Of a
whole nation are scarcely adequate. Our earth
quake at Charleston can only suggest the terror
and the need OF the people,
Our Italian citizens have subscribed all they
can give, and appeal to all our citizens for help
Many gentlemen have volunteered to assist n,
a mass meeting, which Will be held at Masonic
Hall Monday evening, at 4 o'clock Commits
sioner Webb will preside, Rev. W. A. Leonard
Mr. Ross Perry, and others will speak, and
Messrs. Frank Riggs, John A. Baker Ch
G. Glover, II. ID. Cooke, William Gait, Frank
Congcr, Crosby \ Noycs, W. Corson, &. D.
| Bell, Samuel Ross, Count GALL, Lewis John
ston Davis, Rcnigad Fendall, Henry Semkcn
Baron de Fava, Italian Minister, and other,
will be present and assist the committee on
| organization.